Easter school holidays 2026
The Easter long weekend in 2026 runs from Good Friday, Friday 3 April, to Easter Monday, Monday 6 April 2026. The school holidays include Easter in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, ACT and NT; elsewhere Easter falls during term and the break comes later.
These are the 2026 dates. Easter school holidays 2027
The Easter-time school break in each state
| State | School holidays | Length | Includes Easter? |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | Fri 3 Apr to Tue 21 Apr | 2 weeks and 5 days | Yes |
| VIC | Fri 3 Apr to Sun 19 Apr | 2 weeks and 3 days | Yes |
| QLD | Fri 3 Apr to Sun 19 Apr | 2 weeks and 3 days | Yes |
| WA | Fri 3 Apr to Sun 19 Apr | 2 weeks and 3 days | Yes |
| SA | Sat 11 Apr to Sun 26 Apr | 2 weeks and 2 days | No, 6 days after |
| TAS | Sat 18 Apr to Sun 3 May | 2 weeks and 2 days | No, 13 days after |
| ACT | Fri 3 Apr to Mon 20 Apr | 2 weeks and 4 days | Yes |
| NT | Fri 3 Apr to Mon 13 Apr | 1 week and 4 days | Yes |
Easter public holidays by state
Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays everywhere; the Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday differ.
Anzac Day 2026
Anzac Day, Saturday 25 April 2026, often falls close to the Easter-time break.
- NSW: Sat 25 Apr and Mon 27 Apr (extra day for the weekend), in term time
- VIC: Sat 25 Apr, in term time
- QLD: Sat 25 Apr, in term time
- WA: Sat 25 Apr and Mon 27 Apr (extra day for the weekend), in term time
- SA: Sat 25 Apr, in the school holidays
- TAS: Sat 25 Apr, in the school holidays
- ACT: Sat 25 Apr and Mon 27 Apr (extra day for the weekend), in term time
- NT: Sat 25 Apr, in term time
Orthodox Easter 2026
Orthodox Easter Sunday is Sunday 12 April 2026, one week after Western Easter. Orthodox Good Friday and Easter Monday are not public holidays in Australia, so for Greek, Serbian, Russian, Macedonian and other Orthodox families they can be school days. This year both fall outside school days in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, ACT and NT.
| State | Orthodox Good FridayFri 10 Apr | Orthodox Easter MondayMon 13 Apr |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | School holidays | School holidays |
| VIC | School holidays | School holidays |
| QLD | School holidays | School holidays |
| WA | School holidays | School holidays |
| SA | School day | School holidays |
| TAS | School day | School day |
| ACT | School holidays | School holidays |
| NT | School holidays | School holidays |
Easter dates 2026 to 2035
Easter weekend dates for the next ten years. Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays in every state; Orthodox Easter is usually one to five weeks later and sometimes on the same day.
| Year | Good Friday | Easter Sunday | Easter Monday | Orthodox Easter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fri 3 Apr | Sun 5 Apr | Mon 6 Apr | Sun 12 Apr |
| 2027 | Fri 26 Mar | Sun 28 Mar | Mon 29 Mar | Sun 2 May |
| 2028 | Fri 14 Apr | Sun 16 Apr | Mon 17 Apr | Sun 16 Aprsame day |
| 2029 | Fri 30 Mar | Sun 1 Apr | Mon 2 Apr | Sun 8 Apr |
| 2030 | Fri 19 Apr | Sun 21 Apr | Mon 22 Apr | Sun 28 Apr |
| 2031 | Fri 11 Apr | Sun 13 Apr | Mon 14 Apr | Sun 13 Aprsame day |
| 2032 | Fri 26 Mar | Sun 28 Mar | Mon 29 Mar | Sun 2 May |
| 2033 | Fri 15 Apr | Sun 17 Apr | Mon 18 Apr | Sun 24 Apr |
| 2034 | Fri 7 Apr | Sun 9 Apr | Mon 10 Apr | Sun 9 Aprsame day |
| 2035 | Fri 23 Mar | Sun 25 Mar | Mon 26 Mar | Sun 29 Apr |
Why Easter and the school holidays don't always line up
Easter moves each year, between 22 March and 25 April, while most states fix their Term 1 holidays to a regular point in the school calendar. Some states set the autumn break around Easter each year; others keep fixed term lengths, so in some years Easter falls in term and schools simply close for the long weekend.
Every break compared
School dates link to each state's official source on its own page. Easter dates calculated with the Gregorian method used by the public holiday acts; Orthodox Easter with the Julian method the Orthodox churches use.